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DEPTH of a sail
DEPTH of a sail, (chute, Fr.) the extent of any square or oblong sail from the head-rope to the foot-rope; or the length of the after-leech of any boom-sail or stay-sail. See the article SAIL.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 99, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0426.html